Improvement in body lantern-holders



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Y Patented Mar-7 'l No. 112,436."

SAMUEL C. FESSENDEN, OF STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT.

IMPROVEMENT IN ABODY LANTERNH0LDERS- Speciieation forming part of Letters Patent o. 112,436, dated March 7, 1871.

I, SAMUEL C. FEssENDEIv, of Stamford, in the county of Faireldfand State of Connecticut, have invented a Body Lantern-Holder, composed of a convenient device for'securing the lantern on the person, combined with a `match-case, and mode of` securing the `lantern to the holder, so that the lantern may be readily attached and removed, of which the following is a specification sufficient to enable others to make and use the same.

The object of my invention is to secure to railroad conductors and policemen, and others using it, the benefit to be derived from a 1antern Without being obliged to carry it in the hand or on the arm, while at the same time it can easily be detached from the holder and used in the ordinary manner, as occasion may demand; and to provide a match-case, conveniently placed upon and attached to the holder for a match-box for the immediate use of the matches therein, as circumstances may require. I

The drawing accompanying this specification will show inwhat my invention consists.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the drawing.

A A represent a pad, made of leather or any suitable material, oval in form, or of such shape as may be preferred, to which is attached a pocket, C, suicient large to receive and hold rmly the hook D, which is ixed to the back of the lantern E.

F G represent the lleclcstrap, and H I the body-strap by which the holder is retained in its position.

K represents the match-case, which may be made in any form, and attached to the pad permanently or otherwise, as may be desired. Having described my invention, what I claim is- A body lantern-holder, consisting of the pad A A, provided 4with, the pocket C, match-ease K, and straps H I F G, as and for the purposes set forth.

` SAML.v C. FESSEN DEN.

Witnesses:

JosHUA B. FERRIs, CALVIN G. CHILD. 

